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229.17 STATUS OF RESPONDENT DURING APPEAL.
If a respondent appeals to the supreme court from a finding that
the contention the respondent is seriously mentally impaired has been
sustained, and the respondent was previously ordered taken into
immediate custody under section 229.11 or has been hospitalized for
psychiatric evaluation and appropriate treatment under section 229.13
before the court is informed of intent to appeal its finding, the
respondent shall remain in custody as previously ordered by the
court, the time limit stated in section 229.11 notwithstanding, or
shall remain in the hospital subject to compliance by the hospital
with sections 229.13 to 229.16, as the case may be, unless the
supreme court orders otherwise. If a respondent appeals to the
supreme court regarding a placement order, the respondent shall
remain in placement unless the supreme court orders otherwise. Section History: Early Form
[C77, 79, 81, § 229.17] Section History: Recent Form
2001 Acts, ch 155, §37
Referred to in § 229.21, 229.26
